Since the early 1980s, Joseph Sheridan, owner of Village Works, has stood back and witnessed bookstores disappear from the streets of Manhattan. Post-COVID while New York slowly opened up again, Sheridan seized the opportunity and decided to open his bookstore, Village Works. Sheridan’s bookstore, now located at 12 Saint Marks Place, runs through the heart of the East Village. Sheridan’s collection of books curates the store with a specialization in New York City culture from the perspective of The Village.